Re: Javascript to PHP?

Thanks for the response, Erik! I think I will try passing the data in a cookie to a "hidden" frame, refreshing the frame, and then reading the data back. Many thanks to all for the suggestions! Cheers, Jed I liked it when Erik Price wrote this to me: > > On Saturday, June 29, 2002, at 03:13 PM, Jed Verity wrote: > >> I can't find any information on passing JavaScript variables to PHP on >> the >> same page (i.e. not through the POST information of a submitted form). >> Is >> this because it's not possible? >> >> To take the load off the server, I'm trying to do a bunch of string >> manipulations and loops in JavaScript and then hand that info off to PHP >> once it's done. > > How will you communicate with PHP without submitting an HTTP request of > some sort? So, really, you will need to submit -something-, though it > could be GET data, POST data, or COOKIE data. > > You can't have JavaScript talk to PHP "within the same page" since the > webserver/PHP "forgets" all information related to that page as soon as > it shoots it to the user-agent. > > I'm assuming you know how to use JavaScript to set a cookie, and/or make > a new request with GET or POST data attached. If not, let me know. > > > Erik > > > > > ---- > > Erik Price > Web Developer Temp > Media Lab, H.H. Brown > pricee@hhbrown.com > >